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Archive > December, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 12

Safety

Maintaining a Safe Speed in the GI Suite

Jill Ragsdale

Efficiency counts in endoscopy, perhaps more so than in other specialties, but keeping your patients safe should always be the top priority. Here are five ways to do just that.

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